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While most little boys dream of being a fireman or astronaut, Chris Franklin's career goal was set at age 6 watching an episode of the cartoon series "Scooby-Doo," on which the mystery-solving crew met up with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. "I knew I either wanted to solve mysteries or play for the Globetrotters," Franklin says. "So I tried my hardest to get to the Globetrotters." Franklin, who grew up in Harrisburg, achieved that goal and for the past seven years has been known to the world as "Handles" Franklin, the featured ballhandling wizard on the traveling team, which famously combines basketball skills with humor. On...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett is coming back to the place it all began.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending forward Thaddeus Young to the Brooklyn Nets for Garnett, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke...

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He went directly to a hospital.
The forward's right elbow was oddly swollen, prompting Clippers trainer Jason Powell to advise him to get it...

Clippers' superstar power forward Blake Griffin is set for surgery Monday to remove a staph infection in his right elbow.
It remains unclear how many games Griffin will miss while recovering, but the team said Sunday that he could be out anywhere from 10...

Nick Young didn't play Tuesday night because of a sprained right ankle, the small forward becoming yet another of the Lakers going down because of an injury.
Young had an MRI test on the ankle Tuesday, which was negative.
"It was good,"...

NEW YORK -- Point guard John Wall totaled 24 points and 11 assists and the Washington Wizards rolled to a wire-to-wire 102-91 victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
Wall posted his 17th double-double and made...

The Dallas Mavericks traded for Rajon Rondo on Thursday, dealing three players and two draft picks to the Boston Celtics for the All- Star point guard, according to multiple reports.
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Bad record. Passive defense. Hot-and-cold offense.
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